The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-20
WHEELING WEST OCTOBER lss7

ters to 500 the smoke streaming fro,
every Crovlce OF tho top story. The
ruBhed to the Office through water on th
Hooded floors and yelled for thoir key
The propfietorH had given orderu to ope
every room door in the entire hotel, an
this was done by tho chambermaids an,
white portcra who tying handkerchief owe
their mouths and nostyilo gasped through
tho sutlocating smoke to cave, es tho,
thought. any one who might yet be in bed
Chiei Evans, on his arrival at tho fire
ordered tho hosemen to mount the escsp
with a line OF heavy hose. Three s.alwa,
men started, and around and up tho,
vent. They were soon Joined by othel
fireman, who short dis:ancs up fed thu
hose to tho leadera, who still climbed on
The people Cheered them as they reached
the fifth story aud disappeared into tht
door with their hose. The had success
fully made a dizzy climb, and the Grove
watched bfeathlessly to GEO the hose fl
with water. Soon the signal came they
had enough hose, and tho mon made the
attachment to one OF the engines. The
hopeful chuck Of tho steamer called atten.
ton to tho filling OF the hose, and told
that tho bravo men were at the point Of
danger. Then .ths hotel boys began to
como down tho fro escape with yslises
and dtpackases which were carried across ia
the Hotel Anderson. Down thoy come
jumping; the escspe would have held, as
similar ono have hold, the full OF 1t, from
foot to top OF people. 4
ei LIST OF THE ISjURRD. fNf
jacob DISdER. a young man, omploye Of
tho Peoples Natural Gas Company,
livss at Woods Run, hurt internally and
badly burned, aud one leg aud arm
broken. Will die. Dinger was taken
!, to the Homeopathic Hospital.
TnoMAs scANLAN, employe OF the Peoples
Natural Gas Company, lives at No. l2
at the Castle, Fort atreot. Badly burned
about the head, legs and hands. In.
urics, which may prove fatal, were
( dressed by Dr.. Cramer, and he was then
sent to. the West Penn Hospital. ~
NIKE MABaANxr, Italian, employe of tho
Peoples Natural Gas Company, livos at
No. 2 Washington street. Severely
burned about hands, face and bach; may
die. 1njuriea dressed at Jackmann's
livery stable and then cent to his home,
81. T. FE!cE, injured internally and face
severely cut by flying glass. "a
JoHN FElcE, Gu. by glas. about face and
handa; nose cut almost oil.
LEON KAcKARrKI, employe OF D, T. Reed !;
injured In the back. li.s
Gus DArrE, member OF Eagine Company
No. L; struck in the face by falling tim.
bers; injuries not serious. -.
UNKNOWN WOMAN, blown into the gut
ter aud aeyeraly hurt.
q. G. NICHOLS, editor Peoples ddrocute; !;
blown into middle Of street and ssysro-
ly cut and bruioed; not daneerous. 2. 2
JOHN MULBERRY, q colored employe OF the
Peoples Natural Gas Company, lives on
Carpenters alley; fcartully burned about
the hoad, face and hsnds. May die.
Taken TO the Home pathic Hospital,
A CoLoaEp MAN, also an employe Of the
Peoples Company, was slightly burned
4 about the hands snd face. His iniuries
+ were dressed by Dr.. Flowers and he
walked home. tIE4-,s3 |579ss, i
Tho damage BY the explos;on will
reach $4,000. The greatest loss is TO the
Hotel Albemarle, which will excsed $50.
600. The Biiou Theatre, loss So, 500; D,
7. Reed, op.icinn, $500, and Feick Bros,
dealers in artificial limbs, s., 1900. Fully
$4,000 worth Of plste glass WAS broken by
the coIcusaioa,. ~. rs, i,-- ~. 'ss-7 :